On Buddha: as Cosmic Fact and Mind's Mentality
Hyong-hyo Kim
The Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture December 1, 2009 DOI: 10.33521/jbs.2009.1.0.11 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Buddha's teaching is deconstructive and ontological rather than value-oriented: because value theory and morality serve to defend and justify "having," the author contends that Buddha did not proclaim that human beings should have a certain value, nor teach them to construct their world on new ideas. |
Abstract
This is a philosophical essay for understanding Buddha. The philosophical thought on which it is depending is deconstructive and ontological. Ontology talked here is contrary to possessionism (that is to say having), and deconstructionism signifies the attitude perfectly different and inversive from all kinds of philosophical mentality tenaciously conserved through its history. Philosophically my essay is not to defend any value whatever it is. As a matter of fact, the theory of value would be interpreted as a kind of having consciousness, because that theory is made for defending having and justifying it. For to stand for a certain spiritual position is to help occupying a place favorable for having the spiritual value. The case being so, all kinds of value and its morality represent the attitude to maintain positively their having in the deep bottom of the unconscious. So we can affirm that Buddha has not proclaimed to human being to have a certain value. At the same time, we can say he has not taught us to try to construct our world on our new ideas. Buddha